The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-13

we would be taken. On this eve !;
ming | saw Gen. Grant, the only /
time | ever saw him.
BY the terms of the surrender our
officers were TO retain their side
arms, but we had not been on
board the boat long before one Maj. |
Boyd of the 52nd Illinois was 60
ing around demanding the side
arms of the officers. Col. Brown of
the 3rd was talking With group
of officers, amoug the number Col.
Heisvan of the 10th, and he made
some remark which this same Boyd
took exceptions 10, when hot words
ensued and Col. Brown denounced
Boyd as a cowardly, medklesome
rascal, and at one time it looked
ss if blood shed would be the re-
suit. If Boyd had tried to do Col.
Brown bodily harm he would have
been torn to shreds in moment,
for the time never was and never
Will be when the boys of the 3rd
Tennessee will not rally to their
gallant old
| COL, JNO. C. BROWN.
While we were lying at anchor on
Sunday night all at once a terrible
firing took pl, ce on the Hurricane
deck of the boat where a COM
pany of the 52nd Illinois was sta
toned. We afterwards learned
that dog had jumped overheard
and they thought it was a rebel,
hence the firing. On the 10Th we
moved down the Cumberland. The
capture Of the boat was freely
talked of and would have been done
if it had been attempted, but the
whole Of the iewlands were covered
with water and if we had captured
the boat we could not have made
our escape. Nothing of interest
occurred until after we left Cairo
going up the Mississippi river;
while passing Cape Giradeau, we
saw an immense number of school
children coassiDg on large hill be
tween the river and the school
building. Quite number of our
boys were enjoying it, when all at
once the coasting ceased and up
went the caps of the school chill
dren with cheer, which was an
swered from the boat by the
REBEL YELL.
When we reached St. Louis we were
anchored out in the river for a
whole day. While here the Rev.
James Brooks, Presbyterian min
lister who was reared in Pulaski,
came on board to see US. Here i,
was that the officers and men were
separated, we going to Columbus.
Ohio. The Tecumseh took us tc
Alton, Ill, where we were placed
on train of box cars, without any
fire, the thermometer being at zero
Several of our boys were sick
among the number Tom. Wells
: who was quite sick; and although
we were crowded together like
sheep il q stock Car, we had by
, great effort made room for him to
lie down, when a cowardly little
conductor ordered him up so as tC
put more men in our car. We tolC
him to get out and he seemed no
to heed, when q big Irishman OF the
10th started toward HIM and h,
jumped out. He would have beer
roughly handled it he had not left
: Nothing Of interest happened unit
our arrival at Chicago on Sunday
Feb. 23rd. We were taken off tn,
cars at the Chicago and Alton de-
pot and marched mile or more
through snow freezing and slush t
. Camp Douglass. Men were mao,
! to walk who il it had not been 70
!. the assistance of their comrade
would have fallen in the street
e Old one armed Gen. Sweeny,
AN OLD BRUTE,
= was the cause Of it. Capt. Newton
Sind Ill, who was in immediat,
charge OF cur regiment, regretted i
: very much. Capt. Newton was
true, mauly gentleman, and treated
= US kindly and humaneIy. We wer,
given good quarters at CANT
: Douglass, where for the present
= will leave the regiment and in N,
;, next will give oar life for Z months
in yankee prison. It may be sal,
[ write too much Of my own com
mand, but as | have nothing bu
memory to call on, l will have tc
! confine myself To what took plsct
largely in my own regiment. Al
the troops at Donelson behaved vel
and all deserve equal praise.
SAM. c. MITCHELL.